24 Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

25 and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.

26 And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

27 and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.

24 Todo aquele, pois, que ouve estas minhas palavras e as observa, será comparado a um homem prudente, que edificou a sua casa sobre a rocha.

25 Desceu a chuva, vieram as torrentes, sopraram os ventos e deram com ímpeto contra aquela casa, e ela não caiu; pois estava edificada sobre a rocha.

26 Mas todo aquele que ouve estas minhas palavras e não as observa, será comparado a um homem néscio, que edificou a sua casa sobre a areia.

27 Desceu a chuva, vieram as torrentes, sopraram os ventos e bateram com ímpeto contra aquela casa, e ela caiu: e foi grande a sua ruína.